Donate Comics for Tornado Relief

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A local comic shop is gathering donations for Joplin children.

By Joey Esposito

As you are likely aware, earlier this week a tornado ravaged Joplin, Missouri, destroying many, many homes and wiping out a large portion of the town. There are currently hundreds of families without homes living in shelters. To do their part to alleviate the situation, one local business -- a comics retailer -- has put out the call for donations of all-ages comic books to deliver to the children of Joplin to help get them through this tragedy.

On the Official Facebook Page Jason Hurley, co-owner of Hurley's Heroes, said, "We've taken a few books from the store to a shelter nearby, and they were greatly appreciated. I've been inspired, and I want to make this effort bigger. I have plenty of people, mostly my loyal customers, willing to distribute these books far and wide to the various shelters around town. Now, I need books to distribute. If anyone out there has all ages comics that they would be willing to donate to this cause, you can just send them to me, and I'll get them out to the shelters."

Donations can be sent to this address:

Hurley's Heroes 1515 W. 10th Ste. C Joplin, MO 64801

I urge you to take a look around the house and through your old long boxes and dig out some old kid-friendly comics that you haven't read in years. Send them along to a kid that could really use them.